“I’ve been reading avidly since the age of a half.”
In context
Chris: Would you say you’ve come to books late in your life?
Alan: No, that’s wrong. Erm, I’ve been reading avidly since the age of a half. Er, of course, they were very rudimentary books. Some didn’t even contain words.
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The scene
Alan on his early love of books.
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Quick answers
Who says "I’ve been reading avidly since the age of a half."?
Alan Partridge says it in Open Books with Martin Bryce.
Where is this Alan Partridge quote from?
It is from Open Books With Martin Bryce (Open Books with Martin Bryce). The full script is on this site.